IT OCM-Organizational Change Management, Sr Manager

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of .
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Lake County or Chicago, IL location in the Business Technology Services (BTS) division.

As the IT ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT (OCM) SR. MANAGER, you’ll have the chance to own the OCM strategy for IT, advise internal IT/Business teams on change management efforts and resourcing, and direct the upskilling of change management capabilities across the organization.

What You’ll Work On

• Lead the IT Change Management Office, responsible for IT OCM methodology, tools, and self-service processes for IT leaders to plan, scope, and integrate OCM into their efforts.
• Advise and coach IT project leads and leaders on OCM best practices, approaches, and resources.
• Evaluate the IT project portfolio and identify opportunities to align change initiatives in support of overall business goals.
• Direct the IT OCM Center of Excellence and OCM Community of Practice, driving continuous improvement with advanced OCM practitioners and fostering interest and development across the IT organization.
• Evaluate OCM processes, training resources, vendor relationships, etc. to measure impact, performance, and usability in service to IT OCM objectives.
• Provide regular updates to senior IT management on change management capabilities, tracking change management delivery against objectives.
• Partner with the IT Project Management Office on process and skill-building initiatives with IT project and program managers.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors in Computer Science, Organizational Change Management, or a related field
• 10+ years of proven experience in change management, preferably in IT and/or medical device industry or a similar regulated environment.
• 10+ years of experience leading change, communications, and training efforts for technology implementations of increasing size and complexity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior consulting and/or large global company experience, including project delivery and navigating client-facing environments.
• Change management certification (e.g., LaMarsh, Prosci, CCMP).
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work effectively under pressure.

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* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

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